Welcome to EITA New Media 2011

The First EITA Arts, Culture, New Media, and Entertainment Workshop

(EITA-New Media 2011)

"New Media in Art, Technology, and Heritage"

Taipei Economic and Cultural Office
in New York

1 East 42nd Street, New York, NY 10017

Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Invitation

EITA-New Media 2011--The
first EITA workshop on Arts, Culture, New Media, and Entertainment will be
held on Tuesday, August 16, 2011 at Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in New York
(TECO in New York). The theme for the EITC-New Media 2011 is "New Media in Art,
Technology, and Heritage". Please
visit the
website
at http://www.eitc.org/ for more
conference details.

Heritage is all the things that make up our national identity. "Our heritage is a
legacy from our past, a living, integral part of life today, and what we pass on
to future generations" - UNESCO. We can know our identity through our cultural heritage.

The rise of new media has increased communication between people all over
the world and the Internet. It has allowed people to express themselves through
(at least for now) Internet, blogs, websites, computer multimedia, pictures, and
other user-generated media. Cultural heritage shapes relationships with
our neighbors and with other communities around the world. We believe that
respect for, and celebration of, our diverse cultural heritage promotes human
understanding and economic development in an increasingly interdependent
world.

The use of new media in the service of cultural heritage is known as virtual heritage. Virtual heritage is a mix of cultural heritage with
information/communication technologies. The aim of the EITC-New Media 2011 is to
explore the opportunities and challenges of using digital media in the
research, preservation, management, interpretation, and representation of cultural heritage.

We are pleased to invite you to attend the EITA-New Media 2011 and
submit proposals for papers, panels, demonstrations, and SIG
discussions. The Conference Review
Policy requires that
each proposal will be peer-reviewed by for inclusion in the conference
program,
and CD-ROM proceedings.

Possible Workshop Topics

The workshop is structured around a number of sub-themes
that include -but are not limited to, the following topics as they relate to the research
and development aspects of New Media in Art, Technology, and Heritage. The long list is not meant to be all-inclusive. Rather, it should be
used to stimulate and encourage other ideas and possibilities.

Presentation Categories

The Technical Program includes a wide range of interesting
and useful activities designed to facilitate the exchange of ideas and
information.

Keynote Speakers

Invited Panels/Speakers

Papers

Panels

Demonstrations

(National Palace Museum, Taipei, ROC(Taiwan) - Alvin Wei-Cheng Wong)

Proceedings

Accepted papers will be published in the Proceedings (CD-ROM
formats) as well as on the EITA-New Media 2011
website. You
may download the Proceedings through the Internet. These proceedings
serve
as major sources in the global high-tech community, reflecting the
current state of the art
in the disciplines.